Commlink & SIN question Options

[Shortstraw]

Nah...chaos mage, created a spell to randomly switch SIN's every 36.47 seconds....

Wouldn't it be every 31.4159..... seconds for a chaos mage?

[phlapjack77]

Related question - if we all assume that SINs are issued by a nation / corp / whatever, how are SINs handled when visiting a different nation / corp? If you have a SIN from UCAS, are you considered SINless in Denver? Do the various powers accept SINs from other powers as valid?

[VykosDarkSoul]

Wouldn't it be every 31.4159..... seconds for a chaos mage?

Actually, it would probably be a randomizer, that picks a sequence (i.e. arithmetic, geometric, fibonacci) to pursue for a random amount of values to determine the seconds between intervals..



Edit: ....DAMMIT...now i want to build this..

[Yerameyahu]

Mersenne Twister! Everyone loves that one.

[Ruby]

Related question - if we all assume that SINs are issued by a nation / corp / whatever, how are SINs handled when visiting a different nation / corp? If you have a SIN from UCAS, are you considered SINless in Denver? Do the various powers accept SINs from other powers as valid?

They probably would recognize it as a valid ID but I'm sure corps/nations you are foreign to would restrict your rights as you wouldn't be one of their 'citizens'. I'm sure the system is very intricately connected so if you commit a crime in Denver, you'll be sure Seattle and the UCAS would know as well.

[Krishach]

Related question - if we all assume that SINs are issued by a nation / corp / whatever, how are SINs handled when visiting a different nation / corp? If you have a SIN from UCAS, are you considered SINless in Denver? Do the various powers accept SINs from other powers as valid?

Realistically, it would function nearly identical to people in your country who are there with passports. Whether visiting or permanent, you are tracked by your passport information until something is issued from the government/corp you are visiting. In this day and age, that is typically a visa or citizenship. However, in the US, when those are issued, you are issued a tax ID or Social Security Number: the equivalent of a SIN.

Shadowrun equivalent: you are there as a citizen of somewhere else, they track you by that info for convenience, with information being shared with the SIN issuing entity to a marginal degree. Violations of the laws of where you are visiting is still your responsibility. If you wish to become a long term temporary resident (visa) or a permanent one (immigrant) then you are issued a new SIN. Your old SIN DOESN'T GO AWAY, but rather it becomes inactive IF AND ONLY IF the place issuing the original SIN recognizes the new one.

Example, move from UCAS to CAS permanently would result in a SIN change. UCAS will keep your old SIN on file for records, as well as your new CAS SIN, and link the information all to the new SIN.

EDIT: something I forgot to add, THIS is the reason why shadowrunners trudge forward with multiple SINs. They don't all have to be issued from the same place. A Seattle SIN and a NAN SIN, sitting ready to go, can be a border-hopping life saver.